I’d like to quote the US National Weather Service, Riverton, Wyoming because my father-in-law, Johnny, won an award today! They said everything quite well! “We were truly honored today to present a special award to Mr. John Greet of rural Ten Sleep for his 50 years of service as a volunteer cooperative weather observer. Mr….
Author: Carol
Reminiscing
My father-in-law, Johnny, had an older brother James E. Greet, who wrote down some of his “reminisces” in 1991. I glance at the book every once in a while, and I always enjoy his tales about this Red Dirt Country. “There was the summer that the folks lived on the mountain claim with my older…
Minute Movie: “Eden: Bog Dog”
As you regular readers know, there are bogs at the end of our mountain trail. So after hours of travel, when people and horses and dogs are tired, the cows usually fall off the trail into the bogs to get a drink and get cool. You can’t ride your horse in there, because they will…
Nice Looking Men
I got sidetracked again… so still no video… Here are two of my favorite photos from the other day… My boys! Daniel. Brandon. I *still* can’t get over the grass! This morning I completed this… another sweetie! This is for a tshirt contest for the English Shepherd Club. They wanted art – although “art” is…
Long Day in Short Glimpses
Sat down and realized I was going to post a video of Eden… oopsie! That has to be started early in the day, and I fail. Here’s assorted photos from the mountain trail to make up for it… notice the height of the grass!!! Up and over a hill… As far as anyone wants to…
So Tall
Cows to the mountain! Short night, long day. I ran the “chuck wagon” which is entirely weird for me… but that meant I got to use my big camera. I always forget what better photos it takes! I took Eden and Dally, and they were confused with me in the car not horseback… but when…
Love a Few
I’d love a few prayers sent winging their way to Wyoming for my sister. She is undergoing surgery today on her hip… long story, long night. Thanks!
Helpers
The last bunch of cows is now on the Mesa Pasture! Yippee! Of course, that also means that we will have our BIG trail drive on Tuesday to take them to our Mountain Pasture. That means we will pack up for a snack and big picnic lunch…which means I need to go shopping tomorrow… ick! …
Trailing Along Video
It’s been a while since we had a video… This one is a bit longer, but I thought I’d show you a couple of things. We usually don’t trail this way, it tends to be more of a cross-country, bush-whacking kind of trail we do… or just a two track road… but, from the pasture…
Brush Up
Here’s something else you might not think of when it comes to gathering cattle… If it’s hot, they brush up, aka, seek shade! See that lonely little cedar bush? Well, Dally notices something and Eden is watching her mentor intently… Out pops a calf with Dally soon to follow! Atta girl, Dally. Sometimes it’s hard…
Captured
Mornings lately have been filled with cowboying. My boys have been working every day, bringing in our little bunches from different pastures, vaccinating the calves and then trailing them up to the Mesa Pasture. I’ve been available some of those mornings since Longmire Days and the Kids’ Rodeo is now over… Two days ago, here…